[ALEXANDER
(Albert, Marquess of Carisbrooke, 1886-1960, eldest son of Prince Henry & Princess Beatrice of Battenburg, served in the Grenadier Guards & RAF in World War I, Grandson of Queen Victoria)]
Fine unsigned photo by Hay Wrightson,
showing him half length in a pin striped suit with his hands folded in front of him, 6" x 4", no place, (Bond St), no date,
Item Date:
1937
Stock No:
32577
£100
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THE LAST WINTER PALACE BALL
ALEXANDER
(Grand Duke, 1866-1933, Russian Admiral, Brother-in-Law of Nikolai II) & his wife Grand Duchess, XENIA(1875-1960, Sister of Nicholas II of Russia)
Fine unsigned Russian postcard photo
showing them half length in an oval, wearing 17th century costume for the famous 'Last Ball', 5½" x 3½", no place, no date, c.
traces of mounting on the verso
Item Date:
1903
Stock No:
31801
£150
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[ALEXANDER FERDINAND
(Prince, 1912-1985, only child of August Wilhelm (Auwi), 1885-1957, 4th son of Kaiser Wilhelm II, Major in the Luftwaffe)]
Engaging unsigned Portrait Postcard Photograph, by Sandau of Berlin,
showing him full length. nearly full face, in a child's outdoor smock and soft hat, holding in one hand a walking cane nearly the height of his shoulder, in the other the lead of his toy dog, 5½" x 3½", no place, no date, circa
Item Date:
1914
Stock No:
54383
£50
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THE KING ANNOUNCES THE BIRTH OF HIS SON
ALEXANDER I
(1888-1934, King of the Serbs, Croats & Slovenes, from 1929 of Yugoslavia, he was assassinated in 1934 by Macedonian Terrorists)
Fine Letter Signed, in French with translation, signed ‘Alexander’ in Cyrillic, to the President of the Republic of Bolivia,
saying that it is his “pleasure to announce to Your Excellency that Her Majesty the Queen, my beloved Wife, has successfully given birth to a Prince who has received the name of Andrew on the baptismal fonts. The ties of friendship which unite our two countries are a sure guarantee that your excellency will take part in the great joy inspired to me and to her majesty the Queen, as well as to my dear people whose destiny is entrusted to me, this event that will contribute so effectively to our personal happiness. It is with these feelings that I take with great pleasure the opportunity to express to your Excellency the great esteem and constant friendship...”, 1 side folio, Belgrade, 28th October
Item Date:
1929
Stock No:
38383
£775
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ALEXANDER I
(1777-1825, Emperor of Russia from 1801)
Decree document signed with his elaborate flourish 'Aleksandr', in Russian with translation, addressed to the Chapter of the Orders of Russia
saying that "on the representation of the Minister of National Education, Chief Director for the Spiritual Affairs of Foreign Confessions of Faith, concerning the work on Roman Catholic affairs of Full Serving State Councillor Sierpinski, as witnessed by Metropolitan Siestrzencewicz-Bohusz", (Stanislaw, 1730-1825, from 1783 Archbishop, from 1798 Metropolitan), the Emperor is appointing Sierpinski "Knight of the Order of St Vladimir third class", and is ordering "the Chapter to send him the Document and Insignia of the Order", 1 side folio, St Petersburg, 22nd February
(Transcription)
1 Ukaz Kapitulu Rossiiskikh Ordenov.
2 Po predstavleniyu Ministra narod-
3 nago prosveshcheniya, Glavnoupravlyayushchago du-
4 khovnimi dyelami inostrannikh ispovyedanii
5 o trudakh Dyeistvitelnago Statskago Sovyet-
6 nika Sherpinskago, Mitropolitom Rim-
7 sko-Katolicheskikh tserkvei Syestrentsevichem-
8 Bogushem zasvidyetelstvovannikh, Vsemi-
9 lostivyeishe zhaluem ego Kavalerom
10 ordena Svyatago Vladimira tretei stepeni, pove-
11 lyeval Kapitulu dostavit emu
12 Gramotu i znaki cego Ordena.
13 [Signed] Aleksandr
14 S. Peterburg
15 Fevralya 22 dnya
16 1825 goda.
1825.
(Translation)
Ukase to the Chapter of Russian Orders.
On the representation of the Minister for National Education, Chief Director for the Spiritual Affairs of Foreign Confessions of Faith, concerning the labours of Active State Councillor Sierpinski, as witnessed by Metropolitan of the Roman-Catholic Churches Siestrzencewicz-Bohusz, We are appointing him, Most Dear Sirs, Knight of the Order of St Vladimir third class, and have ordered the Chapter to send him the Document and Insignia of the Order.
[Signed] Alexander St Petersburg, 22nd February1825
Item Date:
1825
Stock No:
38102
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